The effect of erbium family laser on tensile bond strength of composite to dentin in comparison with conventional method

Lasers Med Sci. 2013 Jan;28(1):139-42. doi: 10.1007/s10103-012-1086-3. Epub 2012 Apr 11.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Er:YAG and Er,Cr:YSGG laser on tensile bond strength of composite resin to dentine in comparison with bur-prepared cavities. Fifteen extracted caries-free human third molars were selected. The teeth were cut at a level below the occlusal pit and fissure plan and randomly divided into three groups. Five cavities were prepared by diamond bur, five cavities prepared by Er:YAG laser, and the other group prepared by Er,Cr:YSGG laser. Then, all the cavities were restored by composite resin. The teeth were sectioned longitudinally with Isomet and the specimens prepared in dumbbelled shape (n = 36). The samples were attached to special jigs, and the tensile bond strength of the three groups was measured by universal testing machine at a speed of 0.5 mm/min. The results of the three groups were analyzed with one-way ANOVA and Tamhane test. The means and standard deviations of tensile bond strength of bur-cut, Er:YAG laser-ablated, and Er,Cr:YSGG laser-ablated dentine were 5.04 ± 0.93, 13.37 ± 3.87, and 4.85 ± 0.93 MPa, respectively. There is little difference in tensile bond strength of composite resin in Er,Cr:YSGG lased-prepared cavities in comparison with bur-prepared cavities, but the Er:YAG laser group showed higher bond strength than the other groups.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Analysis of Variance
  • Composite Resins / chemistry
  • Dental Bonding / methods
  • Dental Caries / therapy*
  • Dental Cavity Preparation / methods*
  • Dentin-Bonding Agents / chemistry
  • Humans
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Lasers, Solid-State*
  • Materials Testing
  • Random Allocation
  • Statistics, Nonparametric
  • Surface Properties
  • Tensile Strength

Substances

  • Composite Resins
  • Dentin-Bonding Agents